Overview
- The Maharashtra government rescinded resolutions requiring Hindi in Classes 1 to 5 after widespread backlash and appointed a three-month expert committee to revisit the state’s language policy.
- An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was filed against seven MNS workers in Mira Road after they physically assaulted a sweets shop owner for not speaking Marathi.
- Uddhav and Raj Thackeray shared the stage at a 'victory rally' in Mumbai’s Worli district, marking their first public reunion in nearly 20 years and signaling a potential electoral alliance.
- During the rally, the Thackerays accused the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance of imposing Hindi for political gain and burned copies of the withdrawn government resolutions to galvanize Marathi pride.
- The BJP has retooled its campaign for upcoming municipal elections under a Hindutva banner, aiming to court Hindi- and Gujarati-speaking communities.